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The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland provides various banking and other financial services in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through Retail Ireland, Bank of Ireland Life, Retail UK, and Corporate and Treasury segments. Its deposit products include current accounts, fixed term deposits, instant access and currency deposit accounts; savings accounts; and startup accounts. The company also offers loan products, such as overdrafts, term loans, personal loans, car finance, home improvement loans, student loans, and mortgages; and provides business and corporate lending, international asset financing, leasing, instalment credit, farm loans. In addition, it provides life, home, car, and travel insurance products; credit and debit cards; invoice discounting, foreign exchange facilities, and interest and exchange rate hedging instruments; pension and protection products; and online, mobile, and tablet banking services, as well as wealth management services. Further, the company’s transactions include inter-bank deposits and loans, foreign exchange spot and forward contracts, options, financial futures, bonds, swaps, forward rate agreements, and equity tracker products. It operates through a network of 246 branches and approximately 1,200 ATMs in the Republic of Ireland. The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland was founded in 1783 and is headquartered in Dublin, the Republic of Ireland.

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Fairfax To Sell Stake In Bank of Ireland

Mar 30 15

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited Master Trust is planning to sell 2.9% stake in The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (ISE:BIR). Fairfax Financial is looking to sell 935 million shares of Bank of Ireland. Deutsche Bank will place the shares with investors for Fairfax.

Bank of Ireland Seeks Acquisitions In UK

Mar 26 15

The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (ISE:BIR) may look for bolt-on acquisitions in United Kingdom as part of a market consolidation, said Chief Executive Officer Richie Boucher.

Bank of Ireland Priced EUR 750 Million Bond

Mar 4 15

Bank of Ireland priced a EUR 750 million bond launched under its euro medium-term note program. The notes, which mature April 9, 2020, carry a coupon of 1.25%. The reoffer price was set at 99.887, and the yield is 1.273%. The spread on the notes is 100 basis points more than the underlying government mid-swap rate. Deutsche Bank, HSBC, JPMorgan, Nomura and UBS Investment Bank served as lead managers.

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